Method of enlarging a wood house



April 25, 1961 E. JONES 2,980,968

METHOD OF ENLARGING A woon HOUSE Filed June 10, 1960 FIG. 2.

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United States Patent 2,980,968 METHOD on ENLARGINGA wool) HOUSE EllisJones, 1105 zsthst, "Galveston, Tex. Filed June 10,1960, Ser. Non-35,239

' s cra e The present invention relates to houses generally and inparticular to the method of enlargingfa wood house having-a gable roof.

In the housing industry, it frequently becomes necessary to enlarge awood house having a gable roof so as to provide more living space withinthe house. Previous methods proposed have included separating portionsof the house outwardly from each other and constructing interior orinterposed parts between the separated portions of the house. It hasbeen difficult in the past to enlarge a gabled roof "house withoutcompletely removing the roof therefrom when a sidewall of the house ismoved outwardly.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for enlarginga house having a gable roof which is accomplished with ease and facilityand without disturbing a major portion of the roof structure, ceilingstructure, or floor structure.

Another object of the present invention is toprovide a method ofenlarging a house constructed of wood and having a first floor ceilingwhich includes enlarging and extending the ceiling outwardly after asidewall of the house has been moved without the need for erectingsupporting partitions under the originalceiling.

A further object of'the present invention is to provide a method ofenlarging a wooden house which is commercially practical, oneaccomplished with a minimum of skilled labor, and one which is highlyeffective in ac- 'tion.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will befully apparent from the following description when taken in conjunctionwith the annexed drawings, in which:

Figure l is anend elevational view of a wooden house showing the firststep in shifting onesidewall of the house outwardly,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view with portions broken away and on anenlargedscale of the assembly shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, the dotted lineshown indicating the new position of the sidewall,

Figure 4 is a view on an enlarged scale, takenon the line 4-4 of Figure2,

Figure 5 is a view of the assembly shown in Figure 4 as viewed from oneside,

Figure 6 is a view on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 6-6 of Figure2,

Figure 7 is a view of the assembly shown in Figure 6, as viewed from oneside, and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Referring in greater detail to the drawings, in which like numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several views, in Figures 1 to 3, thereference numeral 10 designates generally a house constructed of woodand including sidewalls 12 and 14 and a gable roof 16 extending over thesidewalls 12 and 14, and at least one end wall 9 ice 18 connecting theadjacent ends of the sidewalls issue 14 together. i

The house 10 includes side .foundation members 20 and 22 and a centralfoundation-member 24. The foundation members support fioor joists 26 andthe sidewalls 12 and 14 support ceiling joists 28.

Employed in the method of the present invention, the

' house it is to be enlarged by moving the sidewall '14 studs 66 fromthe sill 68.

outwardly :from the full line positionin Figure 3 to the dotted lineposition. This is accomplished by first separating the ceiling joists 28and the-fioorjoistsf26 inwardly of and adjacent the sidewalls 14 and theroof 1'6at the apex point to form a separated unitary sidewall and roofsection, designated generally by the reference numeral 30.

Before severing the roof 1'6, twobrace structures 32 and 34 are attachedto the-underface of each section of the roof, as in Figure 3. Thestructure '34 includes a horizontal member 36,-a plurality of verticalmembers 38, and a plurality of angularly disposed members 40.

The upper end of the brace structure 34 is secured to a plate member 42which is temporarily fastened on the under faces of the roof rafters 44.The lower end of the brace structure 34 is mounted upon spaced rollers46 temporarily nailed to the upper faces of the ceiling joists 28.

Each roller 46 is supported upon an elongated shaft 48 which extendsbetween the legs 50 of an upstanding U-shaped support element 52. Thesupport element 52 has its bight 54 provided with a plurality ofho'les"56 for receiving therethrough nails 58 for securing theelement on theceiling joists 28, as shown most clearly in Figure 7.

v The sidewall 14 has been prepared by removal of a portion of thesiding 6i and fastening of stringers 562' and 64 over the inner andouter faces of the walhstudis 66 at a point spaced above the sill 68.

Next, a floor joist extension structure, designated generally by thereference numeral 70, is po'sitioned so that one end abuts the severedends of the floor joists 26, and preferably extends between adjacentfloor joists 26 for a distance inwardly of the wall 14. The extensionstructure 70 includes at least two beams 72 and'74 resting upon thefoundation member 22 and having "their free ends supported upon anauxiliary foundation member 76, as shown in Figure 3.

With reference to Figures 4 and 5,a roller jackassernbly 78 is nowinserted upon the'beams 72 and 74 with the upper end of the jack 80bearing against the'unde'r face of a plate member 82 which has beeninserted under and secured to the lower edges of the stringers '62 and64.

The roller jack assembly 78 includes four rollers 84 mounted uponopposite ends of shafts 86 which have their intermediate parts extendingthrough sleeves 88 formed in the bottom of the jack 80. j I

The studs 66 are now detached from the sill 6'8 and the screw part ofthe jack 80 is rotated by the handle 90 to raise the stringers 62 and 64and the attached'sidewall 14 upwardly a distance sufficient todisconnecttthe Next, the unitary section 30 including the rafters 44,shingles and the brace structure 34, together with the wall 14 areshifted laterally outwardly from the original position to a pointadjacent the other ends of the beams 72 and 74, as shown in dotted linesin Figure 3.

Next the apex portion or point of the separated roof section is securedto the severed apex pointof the roof by providing between the twoseparated points decking or other roof structure, as at 92 in Figure 3.

Finally, a new sill is mounted upon the new floor joists provided by thebeams 72 and 74 and other joists inserted,

3 between them and the wall 14 has its studs 66 secured to the new sill.Other ceiling joists are inserted between the existing ceiling joistsand secured thereto so as to continue the ceiling structure between thesevered ends of the ceiling joists 28.

Next, the rollers 46 and the roller jack assembly 78 is removed,together with the brace structure 34 and finally othersiding is employedto fill in the space between the unitary side wall and roof section 30and the existing house structure. 3 I V A preferred form of the meansfor moving the section 30 outwardly of the house is shown in Figure 3and consists in a block and tackle assembly 94 having one endtemporarily attached to an upright 96 and the other end attached to theadjacent stringer 64.

It will be noted that the rollers 84 are connected to the jack assembly78 by means of U-bolts 85. The rollers 84 may be detached from thehousing 87 of the assembly 78 and the jack assembly .78 used withouttherollers 84.

What is claimed is:

1. The method of enlarging a house constructed of wood and including aside wall and a gable roof which comprises separating the ceiling joistsand the floor joists inwardly of and adjacent said sidewall and the roofat the apex point to form a separated unitary sidewall and roof section,attaching a brace structure to the under face of said roof section,movably supporting said brace structure on the ceiling joists, placing afloor joist extension structure so that one end abuts the severed end ofsaid floor joists and projects laterally outwardly from said side wall,movably supporting said side wall on said floor joist extensionstructure, shifting said section with the attached brace structureoutwardly along said joist extension structure to a point adjacent theother end thereof, connecting the apex point of said separated roofsection with the severed apex point of said roof, eliminating themovable support of said brace structure on the ceiling joist and of saidside wall on said floor joist extension structure, and filling in thespace between said unitary side wall and roof section and said housewith siding.

2. The method of enlarging a house constructed of wood and including aside wall and a gable roof which comprises separating the ceiling joistsand the floor joists inwardly of and adjacent said sidewall and the roofat the apex point to form a separated unitary sidewall and roof section,attaching a brace structure to the under face .of said roof section,rotatably supporting said brace structure on the ceiling joists, placinga floor joist extension structure so that one end abuts the severed endof said floor joists and projects laterally outwardly from said sidewall, rotatably supporting said sidewall on said .floor joist extensionstructure, shifting said section with the attached brace structureoutwardly along said joist extension structure to a point adjacent theother end thereof, connecting the apex point of said separated roofsection with the severed apex point of said roof, eliminating themovable support of said brace structure on the ceiling joists and ofsaid side wall on said floor joist extension structure, and

wood and including a side wall and a gable roof which comprisesseparating the ceiling joists and the floor joists inwardly of andadjacent said sidewall and the roof at aeeocee y the apex point to forma separated unitary sidewall and roof section, attaching a bracestructure to the under face of said roof section, movably supportingsaid brace structure on the ceiling joists, placing a floor joistextension structure so that one end abuts the severed end of said apexpoint of said roof, eliminating the movable support of said bracestructure on the ceiling joists and of said side wall on said floorjoist extension structure, and filling in the space between said unitaryside wall and roof section and said house with siding.

4. The method of enlarging a house constructed of wood and including aside wall and a gable roof which comprises separating the ceiling joistsand the floor joists inwardly of and adjacent said sidewall and the roofat the apex point to form a separated unitary sidewall and roof section,attaching a brace structure to the under face of said roof section,movably supporting said brace structure on the ceiling joists, placing afloor joist extension structure so that one end abuts the severed end ofsaid floor joists and projects laterally outwardly from said side wall,movably supporting said side wall on said floor joist extensionstructure, shifting said section with the attached brace structureoutwardly along said joist extension structure to a point adjacent theother end thereof, connecting the apex point of said separated roofsection with the severed apex point of said roof with a decking ofinverted V-shaped construction and extending from the separated roofsection apex point to the severed apex point of said roof, eliminatingthe movable support of said brace structure on the ceiling joists and ofsaid side wall on said floor joist extension structure, and filling inthe space between said unitary side wall and roof section and said housewith siding.

5. The method of enlarging a house constructed of wood and including aside wall and a gable roof which comprises separating the ceiling joistsand the floor joists inwardly of and adjacent said sidewall and the roofat the apex point to form a separated unitary sidewall and roof section,attaching a brace structure to the under face of said roof section,rotatably supporting said brace structure on the ceiling joists, placinga floor joist extension structure so that one end abuts the severed endof said floor joists and projects laterally outwardly from said sidewall, rotatably supporting said sidewall on said floor joist extensionstructure, shifting said section with the attached brace structureoutwardly along said joist extension structure to a point adjacent theother end thereof, connecting the apex point of said separated roofsection with the severed apex point of said roof with a decking ofinverted V-shaped construction and extending from the separated roofsection apex point to the severed apex point of said roof, eliminatingthe movable support of said brace structure on the ceiling joists and ofsaid sidewall on said floor joist extension structure, and extending theceiling joists and said floor joists.

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